Sony BRC-300 Camcorder User Manual


 
Operation Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit
Adjusting the Camera
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Adjusting the Camera
Focusing on a Subject
To focus the camera on a subject
automatically
Press the AUTO/MANUAL button so that the AUTO
indicator lights.
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
screen automatically.
To focus the camera on a subject
manually
Press the AUTO/MANUAL button so that the AUTO
indicator turns off.
Then turn the FOCUS control clockwise or
counterclockwise to have the camera focus on the
subject.
One-push auto focusing during manual
focus adjustment
Press the ONE PUSH AF button.
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
screen automatically.
Shooting with Back Lighting
When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it,
the subject becomes dark. In such a case, press the
BACK LIGHT button.
To cancel the function, press the BACK LIGHT button
again.
Note
The BACK LIGHT function is effective only when
MODE is set to FULL AUTO in the EXPOSURE menu
of the camera.
Adjusting the White Balance
Before adjusting the white balance, shoot a white object
under the same lighting conditions as the subject you
want to shoot, and zoom it in on the screen. (You can use
a white wall, etc., instead of the object.)
To adjust the white balance automatically
1
Set MODE to ONE PUSH in the WHITE
BALANCE menu of the camera.
For setting, see “WHITE BALANCE Menu” on
page 27.
2
Press the ONE PUSH AWB button.
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
To adjust the white balance manually
1
Set MODE to MANUAL in the WHITE
BALANCE menu of the camera.
For setting, see “WHITE BALANCE Menu” on
page 27.
2
Press the MODE button so that the R and B
indicators on the VALUE/R and BRIGHT/B
controls light (White balance adjustment mode).
MODE
1
1
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LOCK
MODE
VALUE
RESET
MENU
PRESET
SHIFT
L/R
DIRECTION
PANEL
LIGHT
BLACK
LIGHT
PAN-TILT
RESET
ONE PUSH
AWB
POWER
AUTO
MANUAL
AUTO
ONE PUSH
AF
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2
10
STD REV
3
11
4
POSITION
CAMERA
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
R
+
BRIGHT
B
+
FOCUS
NEAR FAR
BACK LIGHT
ONE PUSH AWB
VALUE/R
BRIGHT/B
FOCUS
AUTO/MANUAL
ONE PUSH AF
AUTO
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
NEAR
FAR
Focusing on a far
subject
Focusing on a near
subject
ONE PUSH
AF
BACK
LIGHT
ONE PUSH
AWB